Ekythump wrote:
I don't really get it. I do lake swimming and everything seems to be going ahead. No announcement, or even acknowledgement on Great North Swim website. A little worrying?

Not as worrying that the mere observation that still waters might be responsible, evidenced by a change in the lake use has attracted so many dislikes.

Clearly if there IS an answer to the blue/green algae, some would plump for the algae if the answer involved stirring up the water.
The flyboarding carried out at Low Wood may well save the event, and prove to be an answer to outbreaks of algae elsewhere.

[quote][p][bold]Ekythump[/bold] wrote:
I don't really get it. I do lake swimming and everything seems to be going ahead. No announcement, or even acknowledgement on Great North Swim website. A little worrying?[/p][/quote]Not as worrying that the mere observation that still waters might be responsible, evidenced by a change in the lake use has attracted so many dislikes.
Clearly if there IS an answer to the blue/green algae, some would plump for the algae if the answer involved stirring up the water.
The flyboarding carried out at Low Wood may well save the event, and prove to be an answer to outbreaks of algae elsewhere.life cycle too

Hey Westmorland Gazette! Can you investigate WHY there is blue green algae in the lake? It happens every year, is there a problem somewhere?

Perhaps it is from excessive pollution from tourism (sewage works not dealing with the pressure from tourists)? Or is it from farming (sheep poo and wee after lambing / fertilisers put on the land and washing into streams then the lakes)?

However the Great North Swim is coming up, this short piece is obviously bait for clicks and commenters...

Hey Westmorland Gazette! Can you investigate WHY there is blue green algae in the lake? It happens every year, is there a problem somewhere?
Perhaps it is from excessive pollution from tourism (sewage works not dealing with the pressure from tourists)? Or is it from farming (sheep poo and wee after lambing / fertilisers put on the land and washing into streams then the lakes)?
However the Great North Swim is coming up, this short piece is obviously bait for clicks and commenters...Waterhead